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Housing Accessibility Under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Fair Housing Act (5-24-17)

Presented by TransCen, Inc. and the Mid-Atlantic ADA Center

This 90 minute session provided an overview of the 2010 ADA Standards and Fair Housing Act Accessibility Guidelines. Include a brief discussion of the basic accessibility requirements mandated by federal and state building codes.

Dom Marinelli has been with United Spinal Association (Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association) since 1988 and is the VP of the Accessibility-Services Department. He is a voting member on the American National Standards for Accessible and Usable Buildings & Facilities (A117.1) Committee and has contributed to the accessibility requirements within the International Building Code (IBC), the International Existing Building Code (IEBC), the Fair Housing Act Accessibility Guidelines, and the 1991 and 2010 ADA Standards.

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